opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
participants; participating athletes
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
ongoing; in progress; afoot
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as